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CWE-12 — ASP.NET Misconfiguration: Missing Custom Error Page

provenance: imported · CWE: CWE-12

CWE-12: ASP.NET Misconfiguration: Missing Custom Error Page

MITRE CWE weakness

Kind Weakness
Abstraction Variant
Status Draft
Likelihood of exploit

Description

An ASP .NET application must enable custom error pages in order to prevent attackers from mining information from the framework's built-in responses.

Common consequences

  • Confidentiality: Read Application Data

Mitigations

System Configuration — Handle exceptions appropriately in source code. ASP .NET applications should be configured to use custom error pages instead of the framework default page.

Architecture and Design — Do not attempt to process an error or attempt to mask it.

Implementation — Verify return values are correct and do not supply sensitive information about the system.

References

  • CWE page: https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/12.html
  • CWE list: https://cwe.mitre.org/data/index.html